 Re: Where do large companies i.e. billabong, rip-curl etc get their t's from??
They probably get their shirts made to order in a factory. However, you can be kind of clever about this and try to figure out what other identifiable suppliers might get their shirts made in the same factory. For example, I've seen some long sleeve thermals from Hurley and Billabong that look almost exactly like the ones that Article.1 has. It's doubtful that Hurley, etc. would use article.1 as a supplier, but they might go directly to the factory that article.1 uses. It might be tough to figure out where that is, but I'm sure that it is eventually possible with some homework and digging around.
On the other hand, it may or may not be that useful to know, as the factory might require such a large minimum purchas that it's just more worthwhile to go through a supplier that has a similar product. | 
